Quotes of John Updike

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I would especially like to recourt the Muse of poetry, who ran off with the mailman four years ago, and drops me only a scribbled postcard from time to time.

- John Updike

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“ If you listen more, you will judge less; and when you judge less, you will appreciate differences; and you will be more happy. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualitieshis rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche

“ It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ A successful marriage requires falling in love many times always with the same person. ”

- Mignon McLaughlin

“ The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ”

- Émile Zola

“ The road to success is always under construction. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ Willingness to show we are interested in our children’s needs takes the burden and worries off their minds. It shows compassion on our end, and it builds trust on their end. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. ”

- Michel de Montaigne

“ I love words.  I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail.  I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.  I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over.   In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page. ”

- Richelle E. Goodrich

“ The only shortcut I have found to life is to sharpen my teeth on the bones of the wise. ”

- Vic Stah Milien

“ Dream so big you get uncomfortable telling smallminded people. ”

- Praharsh Prasoon

“ Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through selfgratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ”

- Helen Keller

“ Tragedy and adversary are the stones we sharpen our swords against so we can fight new battles. ”

- Sherrilyn Kenyon

“ You are everything I never knew I always wanted. ”

- Fools Rush In

“ Where you go, I shall go; where you die, I shall die, and there will I be buried. ”

- Rosamund Hodge

“ I hope she'll be a fool that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool. ”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

“ When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ”

- Wayne Dyer

“ FORGET SWAG, I'VE GOT SHAKARA', ”

- Genereux Philip

“ A dream comes true through repeated actions. ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ Do not yearn to be popular; be exquisite. Do not desire to be famous; be loved. Do not take pride in being expected; be palpable, unmistakable. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ The key to success is not through achievement but through enthusiasm. ”

- Malcolm Forbes

“ Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love. ”

- Billy Graham